Mountain Heritage
Mountain Heritage is a large specialty purple tomato with disease resistance, high fruit quality, and longer shelf-life compared to the standard Cherokee Purple. Its disease package makes it a great tomato for organic growers and home gardeners.
Key Characteristics
- Resistant to fruit cracking
- Small, well-healed blossom scars
- Growth habit: indeterminate, vigorous
- Size: large
- Shape: oblate
- Texture: soft
Disease Resistance
Mountain Heritage is resistant to:
- Late blight
- Fusarium wilt race 1
- Verticillium wilt
It has also shown resistance to early blight despite not being specifically bred for it.
Cultivar Development
Mountain Heritage is the F1 hybrid of NC 10GEM x NC 9GEM.